All Military UAVs articles – Page 85

  • News

    PARIS: Anka and Super Heron play as Reaper away

    2015-06-16T00:00:00Z

    ​The French air force’s fleet of General Atomics MQ-9 Reapers were expected to dominate the other unmanned aerial vehicles, however the call of duty has thrust competing products into the spotlight at the Paris air show.

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    PARIS: Thales to deliver new ATC radar to UK MoD

    2015-06-15T15:15:00Z

    ​Thales has unveiled a new air traffic control radar that it will deliver to the UK Ministry of Defence for its Marshall modernisation programme.

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    PARIS: Indonesia orders Selex Sage ESM

    2015-06-15T15:14:00Z

    ​Selex has been awarded a contract to deliver its Sage 600 electronic support measure (ESM) system to Indonesia for integration on board two of the air force’s Airbus Defence & Space CN-235 transports for maritime patrol missions.

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    PARIS: Airbus and Textron to carry out UAV testing for French requirement

    2015-06-15T14:17:00Z

    ​An Airbus Defence & Space and Textron Systems team is due to travel to Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, USA this week, to carry out testing of its offering for France’s tactical unmanned air vehicle requirement for the French DGA defence procurement agency.

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    ​PARIS: Heron UAS set for Australian civilian skies

    2015-06-15T13:03:00Z

    IAI Heron unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) are on the verge of making their debut in Australian civilian air space.

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    PARIS: Certifiable Predator B reaches design milestone

    2015-06-15T08:15:00Z

    ​General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ NATO airworthiness standard compliant Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle has passed the internal first phase of its critical design review (CDR).

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    PARIS: UVision introduces loitering munition family

    2015-06-15T07:19:00Z

    ​UVision has revealed its family of loitering munitions at the show, ranging from man-portable soldier-level short range variants up to a gasoline-powered 97kg system.

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    Krossblade adds cargo drop capability to SkyProwler UAV

    2015-06-12T18:51:06Z

    ​Krossblade Aerospace has added a cargo drop capability to its SkyProwler unmanned air vehicle, further increasing its potential use for parcel delivery applications.

  • Boeing rechargeable UAV - Patent Yogi
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    Boeing awarded patent for UAV capable of recharging mid-flight

    2015-06-10T19:08:09Z

    ​Boeing has been awarded a patent for an inflatable long endurance unmanned air vehicle that is rechargeable mid-flight, so is able to stay aloft for long durations of time.

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    IAI sharpens sensor offering for Heron TP

    2015-06-10T13:17:04Z

    Israel Aerospace Industries is enhancing the capabilities of its Heron TP unmanned air vehicle by integrating the high-definition M-19HD electro-optical/infrared payload developed and produced by its Tamam division.

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    Thales developing counter-UAV technology

    2015-06-08T10:36:45Z

    ​Thales is embarking on the development of counter-unmanned air vehicle systems by adopting sensor technology that it has already developed to prevent malicious systems from flying near critical infrastructure and unwanted areas.

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    Kaman restarts K-Max production on new commercial orders

    2015-06-05T19:52:22Z

    ​At least 10 more K-Max helicopters will be produced on a revived assembly line after a 12-year hiatus, Kaman Aerospace announced on 5 June.

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    EasyJet tests UAV with A320 inspection

    2015-06-05T17:15:38Z

    ​EasyJet has carried out the inspection of one of its Airbus A320 at its Luton base using a new configuration of unmanned air vehicle, ahead of a planned rollout of the capability in 12-18 months.

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    Army to carry out Watchkeeper training as of October

    2015-06-05T12:41:17Z

    ​The British Army is to assume responsibility for the training of its Thales WK450 Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle as of October, as it leads towards full operational capability with the system.

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    Northrop unveils NATO-1 Global Hawk destined for Europe

    2015-06-05T02:14:31Z

    Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first of five RQ-4B aircraft for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance programme at a ceremony in Palmdale, California – a milestone on the multinational programme that has been 20 years in the making.

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    Alenia claims success in UAV sense-and-avoid tests

    2015-06-04T14:55:56Z

    ​Italy’s Alenia Aermacchi has successfully validated a sense-and-avoid system designed to allow the integration of unammed air vehicles (UAVs) into civil airspace.

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    ANALYSIS: Northrop rolls out NATO AGS Global Hawk

    2015-06-04T09:01:00Z

    ​At NATO’s Chicago Summit In May 2012, the alliance signed a $1.7 billion agreement with Northrop Grumman to acquire the RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk high altitude, long endurance (HALE) unmanned air vehicle under its Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme.

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    Israeli security service reveals UAS acquisition

    2015-06-03T13:08:04Z

    Israel's general security service – or Shabac – is operating unmanned air systems independently, it has emerged. This became known after the service put advertisements in the press calling for experienced UAS operators to work within its new UAS unit.

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    UAV test range established at Taranto-Grottaglie airport

    2015-05-28T18:21:02Z

    ​An unmanned air vehicle test range has been established at Taranto-Grottaglie general aviation airport in Italy to allow industry to test its systems safely over land and sea and support research and development.

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    French mini UAS contest to attract multiple bidders

    2015-05-28T10:28:32Z

    ​Two Israeli companies – Aeronautics Defense Systems and BlueBird – are among the bidders eyeing a French defence ministry requirement to acquire 35 mini unmanned air systems.